Mercedes-Benz Defeats Defective Transmission Class Action Claims

The class representative in a proposed class action alleging Mercedes-Benz USA LLC didn’t inform consumers about a transmission defect didn’t provide evidence of the alleged defect, a federal judge said.

“The court cannot find any evidence in the record” showing the transmission with the VGS3 conductor plate in the lead plaintiff’s car was defective, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Wednesday. The court granted Mercedes-Benz summary judgment on the class representative’s claims.

The consumers brought claims under California’s consumer protection statutes, saying vehicles with the 722.9 7G Tronic transmission would prematurely fail because of conductor ...